Draft yoke



March 31, 1925.

5.- w. KAD EL DRAFT YOKE Filed July 20, 1920 Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

UNITED: STATES PATENT j OFFICE.

BYERS W. KADEL, 0F BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR, .BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,TO THE SYMINGTON COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND.

DRAFT YoKE;

Application filed July 20,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BYERS W. KADEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Draft Yokes; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The invention relates to draft rigging for railway cars, and moreparticularly to yokes for draft rigging, and the primary object of theinvention, broadly stated, is to provide a simple, strong and reliableyoke which may be constructed of forged steel or wrought metal.

It might be here noted that the yoke herein described and claimed ismanufactured by the process which forms the subject of my copendingapplication Serial No. 392,395, filed June 28, 1920'. 7

There are other objects of the invention which will hereinafter appearfrom the detailed description of the single embodiment of the inventionwhich is herein illustrated on the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a View in top plan of a yoke embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation. of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view in section on the line 33, Fig. 2, the direction inwhich the section isviewed being indicated by the arrow.

Fig. 4L is a like View on. line 4. -4: of Fig. 2, the arrow indicatingthe direction of the View.

'lhronghout the spi'iciticati-on and dra\\'- ing like parts aredesignated by like reference characters.

The yoke 1 preferably comprises a loop member provided with spaced arms9., 2 which may be united at their inner ends by a curved bar or section3 preferably integrally formed with the said arms. Adjacent their outerends each of the said arms is provided with a T-head 4, and to the rearof each T-head I preferably form each arm with an inclined or bevelededge 5, clearly shown in Fig. 1. The outer ends of the T-heads a arepreferably of greater thickness and may be providedwith beveled in- .nerfaces 6, 6, best shown in Fig. 3.

To connect the coupler (not shown) to the loop member in thecoi'iventional man- 1920. Serial No. 397,714.

ner I combine with the latter a pair. of side members 7 which areadapted to be assembled with the said T-heads 4: to form a hooded orbox-shaped end in which the inwardly beveled, as clearly shown at 12 inFig. 4..

The side members 7 are adapted to lie on opposite sides of the uprightfaces of the arms 2 and to have the projections 11 of the said sidemembers in contact with the inner and rear faces of the said T-heads 4:.The side members when in this position are welded to the yoke arms andform therewith a hooded vertical yoke. It should be noted that thestrain transmitted to the side members 7 by the outward movement ordraft upon the coupler is in turn transmitted to the arms 2, and thatthis strain is resisted not only by the welded connection but by themetal of the interengaged projections on the arms 2 and the side members7, the said metal being in di rect shear.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: v

1. A yoke comprising a loop member having headed ends formed by integrallaterally extending portions and a pair of independent side members,each of which is furnished with a pair of laterally extendingprojections, the projecting portions of said loop member being adaptedto overlie the side members and to engage the projections thereof, andmeans for uniting said loop and side members.

2. A yoke comprising a loop member having headed ends and a pair .ofside members connected thereto, each arm of the said loop member beingprovided with oppositely lUU directed outwardly extending portions andsaid side members each having oppositely llU directed inwardlyextending, portions, the said portions on: the side members beingadapted to engage behind the projecting portions on the loop member.

3. A draft yoke comprising a loop member furnished with projectionsadjacent its open end, said projections extending laterally beyond theplanes of the side edges of the said loop member, and side members 10each of whlch 1s provided wlth a key-receiving slot and each beingfurnished with upright and laterally extending projections adjacent theinner end thereof, said side members each being adapted to be assembledwith the said loop member, the respective projecting portions on saidloop member being adapted to engage the adjacent projecting portions ofthe side members.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

' B. V. KADEL.

